Mahatma Gandhi

A Sesquicentennial Birthday Tribute

Abstract

Mahatma Gandhi has left his heritage of spiritual force; the influence which emanated from his personality was ineffable, like music, like beauty its claim upon others was great because of its revelation of a spontaneous self-giving. Suffice to say, he never belonged to his age. He was rather a link between the past and future, and the philosopher for the 21st century. In fact, in 2007 the United Nations has rightly decided to observe October 2nd (Gandhi's Birthday) as the Day of Non-violence. As a tribute, especially in 2019 as his birth centennial year, we must recall the saintly man, who preached non-violence, and his ideals that are the potential to address many of our contemporary concerns.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3874025